first blog

My definition of ART is expression, something to look at experience and enjoy. Art can serve a purpose very meaningful or can be an evoked feeling in someone. A purposeful form of expression. Art in my opinion is not only subject to painting or drawing but also music, and theater. These are all areas that have been thoughts turned to actual expressive forms to be viewed by others.

Favorite artist or artists art Andrea Mantegna http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trompe-l'œil, Richard Haas I have recently been obsessed with trompe l'oeil paintings.These are artists i have been studying lately. However I am still interested in the masters. I have been reading a book on Picasso and learning more about how he was as a person and how that was intergrated into his life and more interestingly his art.

Objectives for this class are to learn how, and what options I have that include digital media. I want to know more of what is out there digitally. What I can create on the computer opposed to just a canvas. I want to learn more of how to actually create what I can imagine. Now, that is the goal of all artists, right. When asked my favorite color my immediate response is," color of what" but on a whole I would say warm colors. Reds, oranges and yellows I am drawn to.

Janessa